The Residents Welfare Association (RWA), Sector 67, has renewed its demand for restricting construction to three floors on commercial plots 14, 15 and 16, even as the clubbed site has been auctioned by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA) for ₹ 225 crore.
With the site now sold at a substantial premium, residents are seeking clarity on the planning and construction norms that will apply to the development, particularly as the commercial site directly abuts a residential area. Their contention is that the auction of the land should not dilute planning safeguards or prevent authorities from considering legitimate concerns about the impact of construction on existing residents. The RWA has also sought a three-floor construction limit to maintain openness in the area. The latest representation comes against the backdrop of GMADA’s record auction response.
The property fetched ₹ 225 crore against a reserve price of ₹ 128 crore. President Kalsi said the association had been raising the issue since 2021 and had repeatedly urged the authorities to deal with the three plots separately. The association had approached local MLA Kulwant Singh, who, through a letter dated August 18, forwarded the residents’ representation to Cabinet minister Hardeep Singh Mundian and sought that their objections be considered. The RWA said it had submitted representations to the authorities on several occasions, including July 1, 2021; May 2, 2022; May 4; July 23, 2023; October 23, 2023; March 25, 2026; and July 29, 2026. 27 of the 36 properties offered in the auction were sold for a total ₹ 5,391 crore against a combined reserve price of ₹ 3,872 crore.
Because a CP 67 Mall has already been constructed immediately adjacent to their houses, resulting in severe traffic congestion, it has been pointed out that the proposed clubbing of Commercial Plots No 14, 15 and 16 and their auction as one site is a matter of concern.
In a representation to Punjab housing and urban development minister Hardeep Singh Mundian, RWA president NS Kalsi said the three plots should not have been clubbed into a single site and sought restrictions on the height of construction, citing concerns over ventilation, sunlight and the impact of a large built-up structure on the adjoining residential area. If a multi-storeyed building is also constructed on the said plots, the residents fear that their problems will increase further. He said clubbing the sites would result in a larger built-up mass and could affect the availability of ventilation and natural light for neighbouring houses. Kalsi said that even after the auction, residents would continue to oppose construction beyond three floors. He said the strong investor response reflected growing confidence in Mohali and that the revenue would be utilised for developing new urban estates. GMADA chief administrator Sandeep Rishi said the residents’ complaint had been examined by experts, who found that the proposed construction would not obstruct ventilation and that there was no issue of sunlight being blocked as the sun rises from the opposite direction.
The representation assumes significance as the site was sold to Tangent Ventures in GMADA’s latest auction, with the auction result announced on Friday.
